Think Tea. Drink Tea.

Day 3: What’s On Your Mind?

Today my thoughts wrap around the adage “there is no success without a successor.”

Thirteen year ago today, this unapologetic tea aficionado became an aunt.For the record, it was better than receiving an unlimited lifetime supply of Big Red Robe oolong tea.

(Read: seismic shift within the galaxy.)

I freely admit to being totally unprepared for and overwhelmed by the love of children. Their affection and admiration is both a sacred trust and a weighty responsibility. Who, in their right mind, wants to disappoint a child?

Then I laugh. Regardless of my valiant attempts otherwise, children of all ages find me, surround me, and ask me more questions than tea leaves on a bush.

They remind me that our actions outlive our words. Yet, when we write down our words, we give them a life of their own. It is an intentional act of kindness similar to leaving the cottage key under the doormat for the next traveler.